# mariotaku/moonlight-tv

Lightweight NVIDIA GameStream Client, for LG webOS TV and embedded devices like Raspberry Pi

Repository: https://github.com/mariotaku/moonlight-tv
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/moonlight-tv
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: webos-tv, webos, sdl2, moonlight-embedded, lg-webos, moonlight-client, raspberry-pi, nvidia-gamestream, webos-application, webos-homebrew
Last push: 2026-08-22T02:00:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 53, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2072, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 319, "gap_med": 10, "n_releases_24m": 16}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1462, forks 77 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:47.642903+00:00)

## What it is
Moonlight TV is a community NVIDIA GameStream client built for large screens, targeting LG webOS TVs and embedded devices like Raspberry Pi. It provides high-performance game streaming with a UI optimized for TV remote control and support for up to four controllers.

## Use cases
- stream pc games to lg webos tv
- play nvidia gamestream games on raspberry pi
- game streaming client for smart tv
- moonlight client for webos
- stream games from pc to tv with controllers
- low latency game streaming on embedded devices

## When to choose
- you want to stream PC games to an LG webOS TV without extra hardware
- you run a Raspberry Pi connected to a TV and need a lightweight GameStream client
- you need a TV-friendly UI with remote and multi-controller support

## When to avoid
- you need Moonlight on Android, iOS, or standard desktop with full official features
- your host PC does not run NVIDIA GameStream or Sunshine
- you need a general-purpose media streaming app rather than game streaming

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, video-processing, game, networking
- domain: gaming-tools, media, embedded-systems, cross-platform
- platform: windows, embedded, cpp
- tags: game-streaming, nvidia-gamestream, lg-webos, raspberry-pi, moonlight, sdl2, homebrew, remote-play, webos, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- mariotaku/moonlight-tv (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.642903+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:35:18.103712+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mariotaku/moonlight-tv (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.642903+00:00, sha 60586fa4f993)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.